Daily Archives: 2018-05-28

As part of its justification to launch a new mandatory disability insurance scheme, CareShield Life, Ministry of Health (MOH) said that "1 in 2 healthy Singaporeans aged 65 could become severely disabled in their lifetime, and may need long-term care". "We need to plan for our future long-term care needs, but working out how much to save can be difficult given …

by Tan Yihan “Many people think we’re pessimists. But on the contrary, we’re optimists, because we believe a better world is possible.” These are the words of Greenpeace staff Shanya Aflasillkeha which echo the message of hope that the Rainbow Warrior, Greenpeace’s most iconic ship, aims to convey in its 5-month tour of Southeast Asia (SEA). The ship is currently …

Over the past weeks, two separate pro-establishment Facebook pages have made attacks against the new Malaysian government for seemingly frivolous reasons. One example is a meme posted on the 23 May by Shut down TRS, questioned whether cutting the pay of “already low” Ministers would encourage even more corruption. Despite such an allegation, the page could not show any evidence …

Will the claims to premiums ratio for CareShield Life be like ElderShield? I refer to the Straits Times article “New mandatory CareShield Life replaces ElderShield in 2020, will offer wider coverage for severely disabled”, published on 27 May. It is reported that CareShield Life, a newly introduced government-run scheme will be compulsory, automatically getting everyone who is between the ages of …

Ministry of Health announced on Friday (25 May) that it plans to implement the new CareShield Life in 2020. Those aged 30 to 40 in 2020 will be the first to join the scheme, which will be made compulsory. Speaking to reporters on Saturday (26 May), Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said, "They (the committee) have worked very hard and consulted …

by Michael Ang Something must be very wrong with the organisers of the Singapore Premier League. Otherwise, why would they undergo a rebranding exercise of the football league and yet achieve the same result: lack of interest and fans as evident at Bedok and Jurong East Stadiums, which hosted the Geylang vs Tampines Rovers and Albirex Niigata vs Balestier Khalsa …

There were train disruptions occurred along the North South Line (NSL) this morning (28 May); according to information provided by commuters, it was caused by a train fault. Apparently, train delays also happened along parts of the East West Line (EWL). Today marks the first day of the trial of the new signalling system along the entire EWL. Official information about …

Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced on Sunday (27 May) that it has accepted the recommendations of the ElderShield Review Committee (ESRC) on changes to the scheme to better address the long-term care needs of our ageing population. The ministry noted that the introduction of the enhanced scheme, CareShield Life, will be a major step in supporting the basic long-term care …

Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has suspended Nihal Group's work pass privileges as there were 48 complaints lodged against the company by foreign workers, whose salaries between January and April were retained. According to the ministry, only nine of these employees have been paid following "successful mediation" under the Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management launched last year to date. Seven of them have …

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